Current Affairs MCQs for UPSC & State PSC Exams (26 October 2022)

Current Affairs MCQs Quiz for UPSC, IAS, UPPSC/UPPCS, MPPSC. BPSC, RPSC & All State PSC Exams

Date: 26 October 2022

Q1. Operation ‘Megh Chakra’, recently seen in the news, is related to:

a) Child Sexual Abuse Material
b) Seize control of the Siachen Glacier
c) Cyclone relief and rescue
d) Anti-Corruption

Answer: (A)

Explanation:

  • The operation code named “Megh Chakra” is a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). So, option (a) is correct.
  • A similar exercise code-named “Operation Carbon” was conducted by CBI in November 2021.

Q2. Consider the following statements with respect to Interpol.

1. It was established in 1923 and India was a founding member of Interpol.
2. It is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
3. Research and Analysis Wing is India's nodal agency for Interpol.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (C)

Explanation:

  1. India joined Interpol in 1949. Thus statement 1 is not correct.
  2. It facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  3. CBI is India's nodal agency for Interpol. Thus statement 3 is not correct.

Q3. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the largest producer of millet in the world.
2. India accounts for 80% of Asia’s production of millet.
3. India’s average yield of millets is higher than the global average yield.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • India is the largest producer of millet in the world.
  • India accounts for 80% of Asia’s production of millet.
  • India’s average yield of millet (1239 kg/ha) is higher than the global average yield of 1,229 kg/ha.

Hence, all the statements are correct.

Q4. Which of the following statements is correct regarding “Klebsiella” sometimes seen in the news:

a) It is a species of a fungus which is native to the Western Himalayas and Ladakh region.
b) It is a giant Neutron star in the milky way which is found 1.5 billion light years away from the earth.
c) It is a football stadium sized asteroid which was recently hit by NASA to deflect its trajectory.
d) It is a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium which is found very commonly in nature including humans.

Answer: (D)

Explanation:

  • Klebsiella is a type of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria.
  • It can cause different types of healthcare-associated infections which include
  • Pneumonia
  • Bloodstream infections
  • Wound or surgical site infections
  • Meningitis.
  • Klebsiella has developed antimicrobial resistance, most recently to the class of antibiotics known as carbapenems.
  • Klebsiella bacteria are normally found in the human intestines (where they do not cause disease) and in human stools.
  • Hence statement 4 is correct and the remaining are incorrect.

Q5. Which of the following are the features of a social enterprise?

1. It generates the majority of its income through business activities.
2. It reinvests the majority of its profits into achieving the public / community mission.
3. The governance of these corporations remains largely controlled by investors.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above

Answer: (B)

Explanation:

  • Have a clear public or community mission (social, environmental, cultural or economic) that is part of the governing documents.
  • Generate the majority of its income through business activities.
  • Reinvest the majority of its profits into achieving the public / community mission.
  • The governance of “for profit” corporations remains largely controlled by investors but the purpose of a societal enterprise is to be a trustee of the commons and to serve the community. Hence, the statement 3 is incorrect.